An underrated part of why Taylor Swift is so popular

When people are talking about why Taylor’s music is so popular, they often cite her relatable lyrics. While that’s definitely a hugeeee part of it, there’s something that people don’t mention as often but is probably the main reason why she’s MY favorite artist.

And that’s the variety in her music. Often when you want to hear another sound, you scroll your catalogue and look for a different artist. But with her it’s different. Want to listen to something sad? she’s there? Happy? There. Strong beat you can dance to? Meditative? Pop rock country rap etc etc etc? It’s there? She has it all.

It’s not just that she writes songs with different sounds. Anyone can check that box. It’s that BECAUSE she writes them so well, I can appreciate songs I might not otherwise.

Think about it like this: is a show is 100% serous drama all the time, you’re not going to be invested in the characters and it’s just going to bum you out. If a show is all jokes all the time, you’re not going to find it funny and it’s just going to bore you.

…but when a show has both, you can laugh at the jokes because you take the characters seriously. And you can cry at the drama because the characters have given you something to be invested in.

…similarly, because I know the intense writing she’s capable of, I can appreciate fun sappy songs I otherwise wouldn’t usually enjoy. Because I KNOW she can do both.

(In other words, I might not buy a pack of glitter gel pens if they were just on their own. But if they came with a quill set and a fountain pen, suddenly I’m interested in trying it out.)

You can tell she’s not just trying to check a box, she is always sincerely interested in the genre and sound she wants to explore. It’s never felt performative to me or like she was just trying to advertise herself on being a renaissance man. She does it for the love of the game.

There’s another reason I think Taylor is popular that’s super underrated, and that is she is a fan of her own music. Often artists seem kinda… annoyed when you bring up their past work. Especially if it was something they got really popular for and it’s the one thing everyone knows them for.

On one hand I understand it. They don’t want to be defined by this one thing they did. They want to talk about the new art they’re making, they don’t want to be asked about the album they made when they were 20 every time they get close to a microphone. However, as a fan it does make it seem like they be moved on and you should too. They’re on to bigger and better things now.

(I wanna say obviously I’m not thinking of any artist specifically) (honestly I’m moreso thinking about actors getting typecast)

You can tell Taylor is sincerely a fangirl for her own music. People say this a lot but it’s true: “born to a swiftie, forced to be Taylor swift”

Without the mindset she has, the eras tour could never exist.